Horse Racing Gallery

Mr W H P Jenkins, 1911. Creator: Unknown

Mr W H P Jenkins, 1911. Portrait of British amateur jockey William Henry Philips Jenkins (1842-1916) who began steeplechase riding while studying at Merton College, Oxford. To keep the secret from his tutors, he adopted the pseudonym of Peter Merton, as participating in horse racing was frowned upon. He trained racehorses in later years. From "British Sports and Sportsmen: Racing Coursing and Steeplechasing", Part II, edited by William Scarth Dixon. [1911]

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The Princes Second Derby, 1900: Diamond Jubilee first past the post, (1901). Creator: Unknown

The Prince's Second Derby, 1900: Diamond Jubilee first past the post, (1901). Thoroughbred race horse owned by the Prince of Wales winning the Derby at Epsom racecourse in Surrey. Diamond Jubilee was bred by his owner, Prince Albert Edward (1841-1910), the future King Edward VII. He was foaled in 1897, the year of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901]

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Scenes From a Steeplechase: Another Hedge, ca. 1845. Creator: Henry Thomas Alken

Scenes From a Steeplechase: Another Hedge;A Steeplechase: Taking a Hedge and Ditch, ca. 1845

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